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Asia & South Pacific

Brunei

Brunei

The Royal Brunei Police Force (Polis Diraja Brunei – PDRB) was created in 1921. With a force of more than 4,400 officers, the PDRB is responsible for keeping law and order and providing law enforcement services.

Mandate:

Prevention, detection and investigation of crime;

Collection of criminal intelligence;

Traffic control;

Escort duties (VIPs, cash, prisoners)

Sea and border patrol;

Public order;

Riot and public event control.

Structure:

Headquarters;

Four police districts;

Police Posts;

Marine Police;

Reserve Unit.

INTERPOL Brunei

The INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for Brunei is the exclusive platform for international investigations involving Brunei and its citizens. It is headed by the Commissioner of the Royal Brunei Police Force and managed by the head of the Commissioner’s Secretariat Office.

Objectives:

Serve as a liaison centre between Brunei’s law enforcement agencies and the INTERPOL community;

Continually develop and improve the services provided by NCB Brunei both to domestic police forces and to the international law enforcement community at large.

INTERPOL Brunei regularly organizes and hosts specialized regional and international meetings for the benefit of its own country and international law enforcement. It also actively campaigns to raise INTERPOL awareness for the benefit of domestic law enforcement audiences.

YANGON, Myanmar ‒ Strengthening border security across Southeast Asia to address transnational crimes such as human trafficking and people smuggling was the focus of an INTERPOL training course held within the framework of the EU-ASEAN Migration and Border Management Programme.Hosted by the Myanmar Police Force, the six-day (27 February - 4 March) integra...

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Enhancing border management and security across Southeast Asia is the focus of a new three-year European Union (EU) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) programme led by INTERPOL.The EU-ASEAN Migration and Border Management Programme II, funded by the EU and implemented by INTERPOL, is aimed at improving connectivity thr...

BRUNEI – Using INTERPOL’s tools to enhance counter-terrorism investigation capacity and collaboration was the focus of a training course for ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member countries.Bringing together some 25 representatives from nine National Central Bureaus (NCBs), the two-week (19 – 30 January) course, supported by the Royal Brune...